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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
DEAR ABBY: Retiree is finally ready to make time for herself
DEAR ABBY: I have spent 40 years serving the public and my country, putting other people first and feeling guilty if I didn't. However, I am becoming resentful of the demands for my time. I'm retired, and my husband still works. We have always split the expenses 50-50, even though I make less than 40% of his income. Once I retired, my share of the household chores and errands increased from 75% to 90%. I wanted to make life easier for my husband, but now he expects me to run personal errands for him, too. All the wear and tear and gas usage is borne by my car, which is considerably older than his. I have a friend and walking partner who has been having different issues she needs help with. She has always talked about the close friends she has known for decades and sees regularly. They all live about 20 minutes away and are retired, in good health and able to drive. I offered her my help in the past, but now she and her friends think I should be her go-to person since I live closer to her than they do. I have my own schedule and routine now. I like having some days free to do what I feel like and not have to fulfil demands from others. How do I let people know MY time is valuable and discourage them from expecting me to help them? — TOO NICE AND HELPFUL DEAR TOO NICE: It is not a crime to tell someone you don't have time to do what they want you to do. It's time to sign up for some assertiveness training so you can learn how to say no. (No, I'm not kidding.) If you do as I suggest, it might even improve your marriage. Your doctor or health insurance company can refer you to someone qualified. DEAR ABBY: The floor I work on has a cluster of offices surrounding a central kitchen area. Fifteen of us share the appliances, including a hot water reservoir with a tap. The building is old and has lead pipes, so a service brings in large plastic bottles for a water cooler. Usually, whoever arrives first in the morning fills the tank on the water heater from the cooler, and we all use it to make hot drinks during the day. I just found out that a new employee has been filling the tank from the contaminated tap! When I asked her about it, she said that the microplastics in the water jugs were more dangerous than the lead in the pipes. She's very committed to this idea and is not going to budge. I don't think this is right. I will heat my own water from now on, but how should I warn the others in the office? The source of our tea water seems like a silly thing to start an office tiff over, but I also think people need to know their water is unsafe. — NOT DRINKING IN NEW YORK DEAR NOT DRINKING: I agree the employees in your office should know about this. At least they will be on notice about which 'poison' they are consuming. Report this to HR or your employer, so the announcement can come from on high and you can stay out of the line of fire. — Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Woman Was 'Annoyed' Her Best Friend Turned 'Girls Trip' into Couple's Getaway After Her Husband Was 'Hurt He Wasn't Invited'
A woman arranged a girls' trip with two friends to celebrate her best friend's upcoming birthday Venting on Reddit, said the plan changed after her friend's husband complained about not being invited The trip has since been canceled due to unforeseen circumstancesA woman is vexed following an unexpected change to a planned getaway with friends. Venting about the situation on Reddit, the woman explained that she and another friend had agreed to go with their mutual best friend on a 'girls' trip.' She said they booked a cabin and budgeted for everything they would need, including food. 'At some point during the final planning over the last two weeks, bestie's husband expressed his feelings were a little hurt that he wasn't invited,' the woman wrote. 'So now the husband is coming." 'She also invited mutual bestie's new BF [boyfriend], so now it's two couples going and me. Note: I'm a lesbian and my partner is working abroad for the summer, and all my other friends are busy so I don't have anybody to bring with me.' is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The woman confessed the situation had left her 'kind of sad/annoyed' as the cabin only has two bedrooms. Since everyone else is in couples, she would have to sleep on an air mattress in the living room. 'WIBTA [will I be the a-------] if I bailed on this trip?' she wrote, asking for opinions. 'I don't want a refund for my part in the cabin rental or gas money,' the woman continued, adding, 'I know a part of this is due to my jealousy that my partner's not here and theirs are. But I'm also just really upset that this is supposed to be a girls' trip, now it's turned into a couples trip, and me.' The woman revealed in an update that the trip was no longer going ahead for 'totally unrelated reasons.' Despite this, the initial post racked up over 4,000 comments and continued to be flooded with people sharing how they would've handled the situation. 'Nta [not the a------] - also you should get a refund,' one person wrote. 'They completely changed the premise of the vacation on you. Instead of bonding time with the girls, you are being used as a piggy bank for someone else's vacation. Don't let them take advantage of you like that!' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Agreeing, another said, 'NTA - I actively encourage my wife to go on girls' trips. And feel zero hurt feelings because I wasn't invited. I live with her and see her every day, so I encourage her to go and do stuff with her friends." 'Not that this is about the bestie's husband, but I feel he has some serious trust issues if he just brings up his feelings 2 weeks before the trip,' the same person added. A third commenter chimed in, 'NTA bail and ask for a refund. The air mattress alone is an insult on top of this, it isn't the trip you agreed to.' Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Laura Henshaw shares exciting baby news - as co-host Steph Claire Smith welcomes her second child
Laura Henshaw shared some exciting baby news on Saturday, as she revealed she had met co-host Steph Claire Smith's newborn for the first time. The model, 31, and her husband Josh Miller announced on Friday they had welcomed their second child together, a baby girl named Billie. Now, her best friend and colleague, 32, has had the official introduction with the bundle of joy, posting a sweet photo of the moment to Instagram. 'There is no words that feel quite right to describe the feeling of meeting your best friend's baby and knowing she just birthed her like a queen and she GREW HER and she's perfect,' Laura wrote. 'So happy for you guys @stephclairesmith @itsjoshmiller. AN ANGEL.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The photo saw Laura, who married her partner Dalton Graham in 2021, sitting on the edge of of Steph's hospital bed as she cradled her friend's bub in her arms. In the black and white photo, Steph could be seen dutifully watching over Laura's shoulder as her bestie and new baby bonded. Steph commented beneath the post with a simple red love heart. It comes just a day after Steph announced she and her partner Josh had welcomed their second child together. The happy couple revealed the exciting news to Instagram on Friday evening and said they named their newborn girl Billie Claire Miller. 'She's here,' wrote Steph, who also shares four-year-old son Harvey with her partner. 'Billie Claire Miller joined us on Wednesday and we're so in love. So excited to take her home to her big brother.' Alongside the sweet caption, the KICPOD co-host posted a gallery of black and white photos to commemorate the important occasion. One image saw Steph cuddling the bub as she breastfed. In another, she and Josh doted on their bundle of joy, who they dressed in an adorable onesie and white beanie. The final picture in the reel saw Steph cradling her daughter to her chest as she smiled up at the camera. Steph announced in November she was expecting her second child. The Australian fitness influencer took to Instagram to share the joyous news at the time. Steph, who often features her son Harvey in her social media posts, announced the news with a series of black and white photos. In the images, which were also shared by her husband Josh, Steph showed off her baby bump while wearing a skimpy bikini. Son Harvey, husband Josh, and the family's dog were all gathered around Steph in the pictures. In one other image, all members of the family put their hands on her bump. Later, in a wider shot, the family was shown celebrating the new arrival in a park, with Steph shown wearing a straw cowboy hat. Josh was also seen in the foreground smiling at the news in sunglasses and a baseball cap, while their puppy licked Steph's bump. In the caption, the influencer wrote: 'Harvey's going to be a big brother.' Steph and Josh tied the knot in November 2019 in a festival-themed ceremony along the Murray River. They got married exactly one year after getting engaged at the same location. The happy couple went on to welcome their first child, Harvey, together in May 2021.
Daily Mail
7 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mail
DEAR CAROLINE: My friend is tight with money, notoriously late, always asks for favours but never returns them, and exaggerates being ill. Should I give up on her?
Q I have always had a difficult relationship with a friend who now seems to be seriously ill. However, she has claimed to be ill before so often and I can't help feeling that this was exaggerated. On one occasion, she said she had had a serious fall and arrived at our pilates class on crutches – but when she saw someone she wanted to talk to she walked across the room without them. We became friends through our husbands more than 25 years ago. We had similar interests, got on well and took up dance and pilates together. However, after a while I noticed she was competitive. She has alienated several people through being tight with money and notoriously late. Her husband left her many years ago.
Washington Post
10 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
Miss Manners: Is it rude to ask the server to pick a meal for me?
Dear Miss Manners: A friend and I have a long-standing, semi-joking disagreement, but I do think my behavior bothers her, and I just don't understand why. We typically meet for dinner. Now, I am not a big dining-out person. I am just not that interested in food. I'm more of an 'eat to live' person, if you know what I mean.
